Retinal pigment epithelium engineering using synthetic biodegradable polymers

Biomaterials

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 3345-3355

  Lu, Lichun ^a   Yaszemski, Michael J ^a   Mikos, Antonios G ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Micropatterned surfaces; Poly(DL lactic co glycolic acid) (PLGA); Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); Thin film; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; EYE PROTECTION; FABRICATION; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

PHOTORECEPTORS;

BIOMATERIALS;

CYCLOSPORIN; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

BIOENGINEERING; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FETUS; FILM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHEROID CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; RETINAL DISEASES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035892453     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00172-7     Document Type: Review

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